Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read, yet,    21   his reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed...    22    Miss White.

Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his    23   life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet,    24   he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was    25   for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and    26   to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White’s    27   voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (吓了一跳), he    28   to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to    29   the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “   30   one boy, and it breaks my    31   to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp    32  . “... The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”

After that, Steve still    33   do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school,    34  ,  that afternoon.

The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a    35   on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to    36   his paper. With a look of    37  , Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.

Miss White’s face was in total    38  ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just    39   his first test! From that moment   40   was the same for Steve.

1.A. in honor of         B. in spite of       C. in addition to         D. in case of

2.A. to                   B. before          C. until                D. upon

3.A. rich                B. young          C. fresh                D. simple

4.A. still              B. even           C. also                 D. forever

5.A. observed            B. corrected        C. selected              D. tested

6.A. struggled           B. agreed        C. continued             D. declared

7.A. cheerful            B. impatient       C. enthusiastic           D. shy

8.A. decided             B. managed      C. turned                D. forgot

9.A. go over           B. run over      C. turn over              D. hand over

10.A. except for             B. due to          C. as for                 D. up to

11.A. will              B. record          C. heart                  D. back

12.A. pain             B. stare           C. sense                  D. contrast

13.A. wouldn’t          B. couldn’t        C. mustn’t                D. shouldn’t

14.A. amused           B. doubtful         C. approved              D. thoughtful

15.A. survey                B. speech        C. report                 D. quiz

16.A. give up          B. hand in             C. turn down         D. come across

17.A. respect          B. curiosity             C. surprise               D. fear

18.A. victory           B. shock         C. sadness               D. confidence

19.A. escaped           B. taken           C. missed                 D. passed

20.A. nothing                B. something     C. anything               D. everything  

The   16   picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his  17   , who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink．Apparently  18  of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the  19  on the table．His two guests heard a chest of drawers opening and a rustling （飒飒响声）．

       They  20  sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window．The father was just about to take his cup when the  21  came, right there in the living-room．Something was hopelessly broken．

       It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor．The girl looked  22  her shoulder at once, startled （吓一跳）,  23  ．It was  24   neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit．

       The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room．He looked at the  25  floor and blurted out, “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”

       The father started to say something．Then he muttered, “Sorry, I  26  it and it fell．”

       “ It doesn’t matter,” the host said．

       Later, when they left the house, the daughter said, “ Daddy, I saw your  27  in the windowpane （窗玻璃）．You were sitting perfectly  28  ．Why did you say…．”

The father  29  , “What then would you  30  as the cause of its fall?”

       “ It fell by itself．The floor is uneven （不平）．It wasn’t steady when Mr．Li put it there．”

       “It won’t  31  , girl．It sounds more  32   when I say I knocked it down．There are things people accept less the more you  33   them．The truer your story is, the less true it sounds．”

The daughter was  34  in silence for a while．Then she said, “ Can you  35   it only this way?”

       “Only this way,” the father said．

16．A．owner         B．host             C．guest            D．master

17．A．friends         B．neighbours         C．children           D．guests

18．A．knowing       B．remembering             C．hearing           D．thinking

19．A．thermos       B．cup               C．lid              D．tea

20．A．enjoyed       B．remained         C．imagined         D．hated

21．A．stranger        B．host             C．crash            D．noise

22．A．around         B．at               C．behind           D．over

23．A．staring        B．watching         C．shouting           D．crying

24．A．helpless       B．exciting          C．strange           D．terrible

25．A．broken        B．steaming         C．dirty             D．flooded

26．A．touched       B．used              C．hit              D．moved

27．A．face           B．shadow          C．reflection                D．action

28．A．calm          B．still             C．silent            D．straight

29．A．shouted        B．whispered        C．laughed           D．repeated

30．A．tell                 B．make            C．accept           D．give

31．A．do             B．suit               C．go              D．fit

32．A．comfortable    B．friendly          C．acceptable        D．agreeable

33．A．defend        B．support          C．discuss            D．argue

34．A．kept          B．shut             C．worried            D．lost

35．A．do             B．explain            C．make              D．manage

Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read, yet,    21   his reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed...    22    Miss White.

Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his    23   life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet,    24   he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was    25   for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and    26   to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White’s    27   voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (吓了一跳), he    28   to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to    29   the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “   30   one boy, and it breaks my    31   to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp    32  . “... The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”

After that, Steve still    33   do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school,    34  ,  that afternoon.

The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a    35   on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to    36   his paper. With a look of    37  , Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.

Miss White’s face was in total    38  ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just    39   his first test! From that moment   40   was the same for Steve.

A. in honor of         B. in spite of       C. in addition to         D. in case of

A. to                   B. before          C. until                D. upon

A. rich                B. young          C. fresh                D. simple

A. still               B. even           C. also                 D. forever

A. observed            B. corrected        C. selected              D. tested

A. struggled           B. agreed        C. continued             D. declared

A. cheerful            B. impatient       C. enthusiastic           D. shy

A. decided             B. managed      C. turned                D. forgot

A. go over           B. run over      C. turn over              D. hand over

A. except for               B. due to          C. as for                 D. up to

A. will                B. record          C. heart                  D. back

A. pain               B. stare           C. sense                  D. contrast

A. wouldn’t            B. couldn’t        C. mustn’t                D. shouldn’t

A. amused             B. doubtful         C. approved              D. thoughtful

A. survey          B. speech        C. report                 D. quiz

A. give up          B. hand in       C. turn down         D. come across

A. respect          B. curiosity        C. surprise               D. fear

A. victory             B. shock         C. sadness               D. confidence

A. escaped             B. taken           C. missed                 D. passed

A. nothing           B. something     C. anything               D. everything  

Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read.     21   his good reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed...    22    Miss White.

Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his    23   life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet,    24   he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was    25   for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and    26   to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White’s    27   voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (吓了一跳), he    28   to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to    29   the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “   30   one boy, and it breaks my    31   to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp    32  . “... The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”

After that, Steve still    33   do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school,    34  ,  that afternoon.

The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a    35   on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to    36   his paper. With a look of    37  , Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.

Miss White’s face was in total    38  ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just    39   his first test! From that moment   40   was the same for Steve.

1.A. In honor of  B. In spite of  C. In addition to  D. In case of

2.A. to       B. before        C. until           D. upon

3.A. rich       B. young       C. fresh            D. simple

4.A. still      B. even        C. also             D. forever

5.A. observed   B. corrected        C. selected        D. tested

6.A. struggled  B. agreed           C. continued        D. declared

7.A. cheerful   B. impatient        C. enthusiastic         D. shy

8.A. decided    B. managed          C. turned               D. forgot

9.A. go over    B. run over         C. turn over            D. hand over

10.A. except     B. due to          C. as for               D. up to

11.A. will       B. record          C. heart                D. back

12.A. pain      B. stare            C. sense                D. contrast

13.A. wouldn’t  B. needn’t     C. mustn’t            D. shouldn’t

14.A. amused    B. doubtful    C. approved          D. thoughtful

15.A. survey    B. speech           C. report               D. quiz

16.A. give up   B. hand in    C. turn down         D. come across

17.A. respect      B. curiosity         C. surprise             D. fear

18.A. victory     B. shock         C. sadness           D. confidence

19.A. escaped    B. taken           C. missed           D. passed

20.A. nothing    B. something    C. anything     D. everything  

Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read, yet,    21  his reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed...    22   Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his    23  life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet,    24  he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was    25  for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and    26  to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White’s    27  voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (吓了一跳), he    28  to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to    29  the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “   30  one boy, and it breaks my    31  to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp    32 . “... The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”
After that, Steve still    33  do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school,    34 ,  that afternoon.
The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a    35  on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to    36  his paper. With a look of    37 , Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.
Miss White’s face was in total    38 ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just    39  his first test! From that moment   40  was the same for Steve.